UK Diving » 08Aug08 Norfolk Survey Weekend » Vera mapping Sarah

The main 'work' of the weekend was to try a first attempt at GPS plotting the outline of a wreck. The Vera is very small and very shallow so it made an ideal test subject. Sarah bravely towed the floating fiend around as I tried to make a photographic record... oneday we'll tie the two together so you can do a virtual tour (The plot and the pictures silly NOT Saran and the buoy!)

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We met Chris and Polly by the end of the prop shaft	The prop shaft ends in a flange as the nice bronze prop...	The first landmark on the Southern/Port side is this...	On the port side ribs still curve up regularly to outline...	Some part of the hull outline are simply ribs, elsewhere...
Though the exposed plates are quite porous	The Plumose anemones enjoy the raised sections of wreck	Heading straight on after the last rib for 20m the boiler...	There's only one and it is only perhaps a quarter of the...	Between the boiler and the core of the wreck there's a...
Following this round to the East you'll probably find...	The boiler has rotted open but this is still reasonably...	And coated in the obligatory anemones	Moving on clockwise/East toward the rear of the Starboard...	Amongst the wreckage there's a lot of sizeable stones......
The Deadmen's fingers have an outpost here on the...	But the Plumose anemones are definitely dominant this year	The low deckwork provides plenty of habitat, but not much...	You can see that this wreckage and the ballast stones...	In places the wreckage is under cut forming more crab...
This piece close to the rear of the starboard side may be...	Or perhaps a derrick?	This small piece marks the rearmost/NorthEastern extent...	There's some very low structure/ fallen platework to the...	Clearly some hull remains too
and deck fittings...	Before you reach the end of the prop shaft again	It's not a gun, look down it if you like	The prop has regular supports which raise it around 1.5m...	The appearance of gravel during a search is generally a...
As you move back down the prop shaft you reach a large...	The support/housing can be investigated...	...there are plenty of anemones but the stars are the...	The anemones enjoy the channeled current as well. You can...	The wreckage lying across this housing (top to left)...
Some of the larger Bass like to patrol here	The fallen piece is a substantial channelled girder -...	Moving forward this old pot by the first shaft support is...	Behind the engine more large boulders are perhaps more...	The lobsters tend to hang out around the engine
The engine has the remains of connecting and balance rods...	The cranckcase of the engine usually has a few scorpion...	The starboard front of the engine, looking forward	At the starboard front of the engine a shaft leads off...	If you turn East just a few metres from the engine you...

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